Press releases Dr Maximilian Emanuel Elspas


20 February 2026

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen has once again received excellent ratings in the current Chambers Germany 2026 Guide.

21 November 2025

The partnership of GvW Graf von Westphalen has elected a new firm management at its partners' meeting in Hamburg: In future, Dr Maximilian Emanuel Elspas and Christian Mayer-Gießen will jointly manage the firm as co-managing partners.

14 October 2025

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Tenaz Energy Corp. on the German aspects of the acquisition of a private company with interests in the Gateway to the Ems ("GEMS") project on the boundary of the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea. The purchase price amounted to USD 244 million.

21 March 2024

Law plays a central role in the transformation towards a more sustainable economy. Hardly any other area is currently developing as dynamically as advice on environmental social governance. The increasing demand from companies for advice on ESG issues and the need for even stronger interdisciplinary networking of ESG expertise at GvW Graf…

07 June 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen and Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (GA_P) have advised Enagás, S.A. on its acquisition of a 10% stake in Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH (HEH). Enagás S.A.’s investment is made with a view to become the operator of the future LNG plant in Stade (Germany) which will reach a regasification capacity of 13.3 bcm per year. The…

16 January 2023

Siemens Energy and Dragados Offshore can start planning the converter stations for the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore grid connection systems. Both companies have now been awarded the contract for the approximately four billion euro project by Amprion Offshore GmbH after a tendering and awarding phase lasting just three months.

25 July 2022

The financing for the NeuConnect offshore cable link between Germany and the UK is in place: supported by a consortium of over 20 national and international banks and financial institutions, The € 2.8 billion project can now be realized and will be supported by a consortium of over 20 national and international banks and financial…

24 June 2022

With 129 recommendations in the 2022 Best Lawyers survey, GvW Graf von Westphalen achieved its best ranking ever.